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FBI plans social network map alert mash-up application
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:19 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
The FBI is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material "scraped" from social networks.
Invisibility in our times: 'Cloaking' a 3-D object from all angles demonstrated
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:52 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Researchers have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles, for the first time.
Hypocritical Abbas criticising Israel for arresting Hamas officials in West Bank despite doing the same himself
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:12 AM EST ()
The Palestinian Authority has expressed outrage over the arrest of Hamas officials in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces -- even though the Palestinian Authority itself has also been arresting Hamas supporters in the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority claims that the I …
Finnish Air Force chief visits Israel
Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:21 AM EST (IDF)
Lt. Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, commander of the Finnish Air Force, arrived this week with a delegation from his country to visit the Ramat David airbase.
Fascinators banned at Royal Ascot's Royal Enclosure
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:09 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Women will have to wear hats, not fascinators, as part of a tightening of the dress code in Royal Ascot's Royal Enclosure this summer.
Without Wikipedia, where can you get your facts?
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:54 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Wikipedia has blacked out its English-language site for 24 hours. So how will its regular readers get information? Work-averse students, corner-cutting journalists and people who simply enjoy wasting time online are in for a testing day.
Israel in air and ground attack on Gaza terrorists (BBC used the term "militants", in quotes!)
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:04 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
The Israeli military says it has carried out a ground and air attack near the border fence in northern Gaza. At least one person was killed and three injured, Palestinian medical sources said.
Israelis restore 2,000 people's eyesight
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:31 AM EST (ynetnews.com)
Israeli doctors have recently restored the eyesight of more than 2,000 people in seven countries: Nepal, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Cambodia, the Maldives and Ethiopia.
James May and his full-size Lego house nobody wants
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:49 AM EST (the Mail online)
It could be the biggest bargain on the property market: a two-storey house that’s being given away for nothing. The only drawback is that this des res is made entirely out of Lego – and you’ll have to find somewhere to put it. Top Gear presenter James May ha …
Saudi Hacker 0x0mar from Mexico - identity uncovered by Israeli Student
Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:59 AM EST ()
After few hours, Amir Fedida, an Israeli blogger uncovered the identity of the Saudi hacker 0xOmar who leaked the personal details of Israeli, Saudi hacker denying them as “another failure of Israeli”
Twitter unhappy about incorporation of Google+ into Google search
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:31 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Twitter has complained about changes made by Google to integrate its social network Google+ into search results. The new feature, called Search plus Your World, will automatically push results from Google+ up the search rankings.
Prosecutor shot dead by defendant in German court
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:54 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A state prosecutor has been fatally shot in a courtroom in the southern German state of Bavaria.
Definition of life ... in three words.
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:12 AM EST ()
Defining life poses a challenge that’s downright philosophical. There’s no ambiguity in looking for water, because we have a clear definition of it. That definition is the same whether you’re on Earth, on Mars, or in intergalactic space.
Doomsday Clock moves one minute closer to midnight
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:58 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic gauge of nuclear danger, has moved one minute closer to midnight because of "inadequate progress" on nuclear and climate issues.
Woman moves pony into her semi-detached home
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:17 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A woman on Lewis is keeping a pony in her house because she says there is nowhere suitable on the island where it can be stabled over the winter.
Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:48 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
There is an "unhealthy correlation" between the building of skyscrapers and subsequent financial crashes, according to Barclays Capital.
Sweden recognises File-Sharing as a Religion
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:46 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A "church" whose central tenet is the right to file-share has been formally recognised by the Swedish government.
Gaza Christians long for days before Hamas cancelled Christmas
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 11:00 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Since the Palestinian Authority left the Gaza Strip, festive celebrations and displays of crucifixes have become taboo
Justice at last: Stephen Lawrence murderers found guilty after 18 years and several botched prosections
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 9:58 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Two men have been convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence - 18 years after the attack. Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, 35, were found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey after a trial focused on forensic evidence seized in 1993. Scientists found a …
Hamas themselves admit Gaza is "not occupied"
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 5:25 AM EST (ynetnews.com)
Senior Hamas member Mahmoud al-Zahar dismissed a statement made by Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal, who claimed recently that the group will hold mass rallies against Israel within the Gaza Strip.
Thatcher's chancellor urged her to abandon the riot-torn Liverpool of the 1980's to "managed decline"
Seeded on Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:10 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Margaret Thatcher was urged to abandon Liverpool to "managed decline" by her chancellor, newly-released National Archives files have revealed. The confidential government documents, made available under the 30-year rule, reveal Cabinet discussions following the 1981 Toxteth ri …
George R.R. Martin publishes sample chapter from The Winds of Winter (the book that follows A Dance with Dragons)
Seeded on Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:55 PM EST ()
The sample chapter is the seeded "article".
Orangutans 'could video chat' between zoos via iPads
Seeded on Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:51 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Orangutans at a Milwaukee zoo could soon be video-calling their primate friends on Apple iPads. The hairy tech fans have been playing with the tablets since they were first introduced to them in May.
Turkey recalls envoy from France over 'genocide' bill
Seeded on Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:56 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
The Turkish ambassador to France has been recalled in protest at a bill making it illegal to deny the mass killing of Armenians was genocide.
1973 Recording of David Bowie singing The Jean Genie found - all copies had been presumed lost
Seeded on Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:55 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A rare David Bowie Top of the Pops performance will be shown on television for the first time since it was originally broadcast in 1973.
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